Mel Crapo: Don't forget your water source... iodine pills for water purification or a water filter/purifier..
Jed Mutone: Sharp cutting tool, like an axe.Water carrier.Fire starter.Blanket or other warm covering.
Alphonso Brake: The shelter I have built is all wood. Its pretty much a hut made of lots of dead branches, twigs, some boulders on the out side and a little bit of hay.
Vita Moodie: Knife, Ax, Insect repellant, shovel, toilet tissue,What kind of shelter have you built?
Foster Koopmann: So let's see. The necessities; shelter, warmth, food, water, & security.Shelter you've mentioned a debris hut... check.Warmth; matches, flint, striker, etc... to start a fire. Sleeping bag rated to 10 deg F below whatever the coolest night you expect to be in.Food; you mention hunting. So it depends where you are as to what is legal to hunt with; shotgun, rifle, handgun, or bow for whatever game is in season. If it's trap season perhaps some line for snares.! Or fishing line and hooks if you're near a water source.Water; a container to gather water, either a filter or additive to make it safer to drink, or have a container that you can boil the water in.I'd also suggest a large heavy blade for chopping/cutting (machete, axe, saw), a good first aid kit and cell phone for accidents/mistakes, some cordage of one kind or another to help build your shelter, really good all weather gear (waterproof outer shell, with insulating layers), and good water proof boots and good socks. I'm hoping that this is just a mental exercise and you're not thinking of doing this alone without proper experience or equipment. I know some of these TV shows make it look fun and easy but for those who aren't experienced the woods can be a very dangerous place. And I'm someone who gets the call to come in and find people when they get into trouble....Show more
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